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January 2001 - Volume 4 - 1
Purpose and procedure
Treatment
Assessment
Causation
Clinical prediction guide
Qualitative
Glossary
Purpose and procedure
Purpose and procedure
(1 January, 2001)
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Assessing allocation concealment and blinding in randomised controlled trials: why bother?
(1 January, 2001)
Kenneth F
Schulz
Evaluation of studies of treatment or prevention interventions. Part 2: applying the results of studies to your patients
(1 January, 2001)
Nicky
Cullum
Treatment
Review: home visiting programmes that include ⩾1 postnatal home visit are associated with improved quality of home environment and parenting
(1 January, 2001)
Individualised behavioural counselling for smoking mothers decreased children's exposure to smoke
(1 January, 2001)
Intensive diabetes management plus coping skills training improved metabolic control and quality of life in adolescents
(1 January, 2001)
Bug busting was less effective than malathion lotion for head lice in children
(1 January, 2001)
Review: advice from doctors, counselling by nurses, behavioural interventions, nicotine replacement therapy, and several pharmacological treatments increase smoking cessation rates
(1 January, 2001)
On demand use of β
2
-agonists led to better asthma control than regular use in moderate to severe asthma
(1 January, 2001)
Review: addition of salmeterol leads to improved lung function and fewer exacerbations in symptomatic asthma
(1 January, 2001)
Self hypnotic relaxation combined with structured attention reduced the discomfort of invasive medical procedures
(1 January, 2001)
Review: limited evidence suggests that acupuncture is more effective than no treatment for chronic pain
(1 January, 2001)
Mechanical ventilation with a lower tidal volume resulted in decreased mortality in patients with acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome
(1 January, 2001)
Multilayer bandaging followed by compression hosiery was more effective than hosiery alone in reducing lymphoedema of the limb
(1 January, 2001)
Review: graduated compression stockings prevent deep venous thrombosis in patients who are in hospital
(1 January, 2001)
Review: exercise programmes increase walking times in patients with intermittent claudication
(1 January, 2001)
Postoperative oral nutritional supplementation improved nutritional status and quality of life in malnourished patients
(1 January, 2001)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training improved perceived control in spouses of patients recovering from an acute cardiac event
(1 January, 2001)
Assessment
The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test had high sensitivity and good specificity for detecting mild dementia in older people
(1 January, 2001)
Causation
3 combinations of modifiable lifestyle behaviours reduced the risk of coronary artery disease
(1 January, 2001)
Urge urinary incontinence was associated with increased risk of falls and non-spinal, non-traumatic fractures in older women
(1 January, 2001)
Clinical prediction guide
A simple model based on wound size and duration predicted healing of venous leg ulcers at 24 weeks
(1 January, 2001)
Qualitative
Ventilator dependent young people had unnecessarily prolonged time in hospital resulting in educational and social exclusion
(1 January, 2001)
Women's stories of smoking relapse after the birth of a child were underpinned by combinations of 5 storylines
(1 January, 2001)
Patients with cancer described 8 attributes of high quality nursing care that contributed to a sense of wellbeing and increased fortitude
(1 January, 2001)
Men's experiences of coping with their wives' breast cancer involved focusing on the cancer and treatment and focusing on family to keep life going
(1 January, 2001)
Patients, family members, and providers identified 6 components of a “good death”
(1 January, 2001)
Glossary
Glossary
(1 January, 2001)
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